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Show t- Cliristmason Rocky Ridge. B; A. II, 01BSOS. 04IKtll,1ln,,ilrAtIrklu ' r.ss Assocl. L ity wa mi rtmirii. unir tinae. In a HUli soIIUrr cal In, millnir Ilia a MrJ nest ami ntf llwi nlm a mi 1 eilnra en Hoiky ltlJiw, Milt 'ii 1'i.lier was IrentlilDK ln It Tlin-eptrsomstoM by the lWileof lhe UyliiK man Urn oM grnjr lialml duftor from mi Mil tho &lf uihllruo snJ Ivy i'laher'e limine rleaa chlliln n Truo va.t n robust, ininly looking loy r.f fourteen. !,!! Ills sister, two lews juiuigfr, vu n swret, earnest iaeeil chUJ with eyea llko tlie rll. t Miim- Inir In tin) canyon, Hint lialr like thy trarmrat anntitains cIMIhk lUtrntir.f lhe Itutklta. Hi" I'M ilottor'a wtni ( luoltt when theyiestel itliiKly nraii thoilillJtvn.Hiiwoiitu lie kit iirnluini ' hutted, lli7 li"-lt awl tiwfillly liv t timd tu tlielr fathers last wonls, "True "llio ilylnir man raid, plarlnff lilt thin liaml en the lad a brown curl, "yon an 1 Iry attti k tu iiii.1i ntli-r ami lltcll to the llttlv claim ,'n the innyon. Try not to feel ton luneeume when jour I da Ti gone. Yonr I'licU Jltn will come I at soun nil lio hears the Muni Tho ilut-t, ilut-t, r luu Klren tne hla remise to writ to Jltn mil I know hell come lauk mil ljukerttryuu. Kmiimlicr to eikk to the tlalnl, for, wind I I ell )ou, jniill find jalkr illrt there Me Him Stay lireltl t letitlifll till Jim corneal then lelliil'Wurlciniliilaliii He II find the 8 IJ, fur lf tin r.r Ami with Ills old faith IntlielulmUe-nf.sof IntlielulmUe-nf.sof lliellalnllii the ranon strung at ever. Millnn I Uht r I aaed awe. It was n 1 ard smnitle fi r Ihow lonely thllJnll to I'm lit lid a Kittle without father or uwllu r. lint the) v-tiithraiely to uorktoumko the inot cf their tlr- CUIIIIlUll a. Tuo nl rs vire ery iir. Two raiKfunMfltiu 1 Islier, lioae fiaii-lUlisliant fiaii-lUlisliant link Inid iilunja Hriueil to dcit Willi Mimrol -t 1" ralatem ) . had j ineil nn rmlitr-iTil train, starting from MImohiI lotolom lu Tliy lui 1 hr.iuuht t ilhinu lmt the III"" lies and ll fevf Iioiim-tcil Iioiim-tcil 1 tfood-i In n iHlitpi I itiil I kltig i..v. rreil wAoii, Urann by imoimilo nnl k itotit luulin loiiv After thufath ra ileatli knmn cf tho irttleni In tho iilhy tried to rfUiilo liylol ltl tho Ixilnted liM lllblll oil Kooky Itiditi'. Hut !" woull rwtKo. , In n uracil to do i alio nlwaja mMi "N'o, True and I miwt Hick tosetLer. cauo i ni aal I to, I know we n mighty poor, but wo luu work, and I know V (,ct hIoiik tomo way till Utirlo Jim T run 1 n 1 Intended to rent n )hri of liml In tho iall) mid put In it mall crept but the mule Ml frut.i thotlllliitij 1 n.ko It Iiltk, ao lui win forced todi ninttlilint ill. Hi-hired hliii-lf tu n fanmr tlin lnllen diilnnt to h dp dear cut aimia Inlgntinn diuliea Ho did not Mitten, nuiia whip fir liU anrvliva, and roittl Unnr llw iot of lltlwt in that lurt of the wett hla nnilu niuounted ' toulneteplttiinio Hut ley wiian llttlo liouaeboM eciuo. lulit, and thej inamunl to tret alon i much lettir Hum liilnht liato lai linatinM until Truo met with mi ifcl-d.nt ifcl-d.nt ' While helping tho fanm r to apll t ""i tlmKr.1 tlmuthal ll 1, iiittins lih I foot ta badl) na to lay lilm up for aeviral I w i ek It y w 04 Ida faithful llttlo imrao, mi l m na ot i r riad) to tin t r him up whui Lit p.itklu.0 ahuMi'd aliilia of itlttiirf out. It waa In tho fall ot the )cir whin True cut Ida foot. 1 he dei I lnoua tni a Ult'in to ahed their foluiKe, but Uncle jhn Utul not coino ct Thedoctnr hal Mrlttcn thrcelctlera, a l.lr-'.liii; tliem to u frontier iKHtoflho lu 'A'joinliik- where Jim Thber h 1 1 been lust heard from. Hut no unawer camo back, and na Jim eaa ii kind of rovkr,i.n lln,t Ida llmo In hunting, Irarpliu ""d iiiluinK, It wu llkel) that hu did not reriito tho letter. Jt'ow that True mi disabled, the lonely 3ounKdelliroultoi.k) 111 Ue felt their liolutloii and urli inaipi mom In-tily, nud louged for tho preuueo of Undo Autumn sate llaco to winter chill, lut brotifht uo tldliiara of tin iimdirer. True'a foot protetl moru obatinalo alwot lieulliu than ha 1 ut lint been predicted. pre-dicted. A h avy col 1 nddml to Ida Iron ble, and Uirlatinai ete fuuud lilm atill couniied to tho cab'n. 'Oh.iUarr hoalKhe.1 dolefnll), "T-uiorrow'a "T-uiorrow'a ChrUtuiaa, und herol inn of uo 'account t. I liod ull lilonif I'd bo abln to w ork Uforo llda nud luako a nlio Chrlitmaa for ou It won't a in n bit like ClirMiuaa to bo liouned up Ihla w a) . meant to inaku It teem like old tlmel to)ou, Ivy," It wai hard for tho cnergdlo Iwy to lie tlmo m lulplna, mil lloro tviu iwino-tlilnirerypatheUo iwino-tlilnirerypatheUo lu one of blajeara culling up "old tlmea " Ity renllietl Hill Inaeairuo kind of wa),but renolutely wpitaalug: thu team aim returuM ifentl)t ' "To not to mind, 'I ruo Well miU It na Imlpy a Llirlatuuu a wu tan 'Whin Untie Jim Beta link well make up to j ou all ) ou'vo luiaawl by I) lui hero H o lonir " "Iduu'tbtlletethatUiitloJlmlxivir H coinlnir back, It)." H Oh, ea be 1, frnel Don't low biatt M lo," the eonfe-lit to encourntfo him. H ' 1 had ii t ought to, 1 know, when )0ll are ao kind tome, unlwalton mo m If I I want bah) Uut I ain't muoli Utttri PI Itelieenptnned up hero ao lonK with I tlda sore fiot," bo lid nloi mil) . 'Hint fret, Trni, Wo II hate a nlco I Clinatmaa )et H "I ouht to be niliained to worry whi ii j )iaruaoialleiit, uiillnlll try not to (ret any m r " "Ma) ba Uo4 woji't fof.tt Ul n V P licrn on Hky Rldx tlila (lilialinaa. Now try to al t lni Aul ki uif hltn w ftly alio imootuel the covert over bim "Youll feel better when )ou wako up. then 1 II rite you aome aupjier.'1 Sue nanii cf tl) about ber aluiple bonee hold taak. until tin bot a rexulnr breathlUK told her thai lie alept "r truer ahe laid to lierwlf "1 wlab I haul aoliitthlliiC nice to tlieer lilm up on LhrUliuaa Not hvina; well rnakea Mm feel more dUappolntcd like 1 do with" Hue laid ail le the old itnclrlnfte which the wai mending for True, then alie nnaie and went to the little w Indow and looked out Far up on the llocklea' barren helnhta were thevaat aminiula Hon of tterntl rn,wa. Tho aim, welt down the wealern alope, toucheil tliem 1 IntridazzllliK opaleatent tolora H,rtll"-I H,rtll"-I tlitnit ot the 1 ant) an I aiibltmlty of the in iniitaln acttnt) atlrred the aoul ot I the little Kltl. and ahe murmuied lo ber- X ' "It Ii ilirlitiit-it ore, and he waa or, I too waa born'iu it mangir, the K'aal I book Hit) a Itilt Iiott lovely lie Iia luado the whole earth' Then her thouirliti returned to Trne. "If I Juit hal aolnethllig B1 for True'e iiiier 1 d feel a alitht better. Ile'a weak nnl dlaci uracil llko mid don't I rilitli itatoeat combread and drliil bnr, und that'a Hie lt Hiete la in tho ' cahln I lulu-lit rl le ilown lo DnlUiV kt re and aak lilm to let me have nu I at j le nr orange. I ektiect thty're nwful de.tr now and boa mlithty line, bat 1 in i) be If I'd iro und nk lilm he d h t ma I bate aomethlux for True I hale to face old Iluillea, he a ao ernttyt but It'a for True, an 1 111 no." Putting a fett atlcka of wunl on Ilia fire! law ab" u ra il an old f uled lillhi I aroun 1 lu r head and lirepareil to lento thoiibln "lie won't wako before I tfet baclr," alio tall, looking toward tlw alver. "I'll make IJuuhy travel ber beet," II. ivy wa roo'i truuu naivi init MOINT11V TIU1U Il.nny waa Kratinir lu the canyon, ' when) the atnrdy ahruba and Kra-t j niatiniredioreelft tho thill of winter np on tho rl.Uo and the lieliihtanboto tho cal'ln. blio wai nuily inl.t, nn 1 Ivy bilui: nu exta-rt rldi r waa aoon eiaHllnrf inlotiK down tho mountain trail widen led to Iluillea itore. JoelillulllM ttiunrruaty ell fellow, I who kept it (rroccry and geiier.il notion atoro licit door to a aaloon In ihoont-aklrta ihoont-aklrta ot the rettleinent In thetalley. ! Thu I'lherchtl Ireli bal neter dealt Willi t Hufll-.. HewaetocKw) Hated mid re-ijulml re-ijulml tucli a lireat prolit oil nil hla aalea ' fl.t ll.e I,hI Ihoi 11Iimm1 tml.i their tru Unit ut the amall mlulnit tow n aet en uiileadittant from I'.ixky HldRe. Tho air wu aliarp, and lt)'a thinly rhd tlrfurv tilt the chlllueat kii ill) , but tho llioivht of howulnl alio wiuiiolnj ) to nnku tho alek bo) ma le her nlmoat dumb to the dlaeomfor t of ber lout, cold ride down the mountain As aho approached LluuW atore ahe iioilueil that the aaloon licit door waa filled with rough men, drlnkiuir and pro-fiuiiuir pro-fiuiiuir In h ahiblns manner. bho aim IJered at the alht, and her tint liupiiliH) w at to ride aw ay ua fait m llouny could t nrry ber Hut alio rimem la reil T me, und diamotinttlilt ahe hltcllvd the tamy near th itoro an I tntercd Theatoio wat ipilte deaerteil, aato by the nupreKiKein,r proprietor hlmtelf mil a tall, loan boy who oicupled an 1 1 mi t) eoup box by tho rutty etnte ! ltunlia atooil Khlnd the tonnter, and M It) c.ntne toward him hu fixed hit bawkiali gray i ) ea upon hi r w llh a itaro Unit win h;h Ik nt. I ' Oh, atrl ' ahe la kkii, nertouily linger-' linger-' ImconeruKRleiUuof lliuiiubbi.nnxiotu to dlf jiutcli lit rbiiaineat and burr) home, "in) brolher'a laid up In the cabin he a lain altk it loiu time and I want to get 4iu thing nice for Ida ChrUtiuaa, an iiruiiKo or n pie," anil alio lookeil long. ln;ly at Hie dliploy ot f mitt aud cundiea arrauifi-! on the ahilvea. i"ll ito )ou any moueyr" the merchant aikeil rhurily "No, air," and her faie fill deajnlr-iugly. deajnlr-iugly. "Ihni how'd )er ajiect ter nit nu)-thin,!' nu)-thin,!' I'm done di In nny credit lml-luia," lml-luia," he aunounceil aatUKel). ltj'afaiellutlieilhutb.butllfVnKlier blue c)ea upia.illni;ly to the mini a h trd-i trd-i neil vlaaijo ahe raid, "You mliiht let luo hato one o' them big oratiKea, und I tould iwy ) oil lu work for it, "Id llko to know what) er could do ferine, be rem irked aeurnfllll). I ronl 1 tome down beru mid at rub j our lloor, w aah ) our tt Indow a, ileim lip tour etote and doloUof tliinstalf )oud lit ine," ahe returned, lxiktuu; at tho dirt la trlmcd floor and window a, whlili lad etldtnlly not taken a bath tor tittlto montht or more. "Yer .Milt I'lthera leetlo fjal, hain't ) ert" bo nked, Ignorlnir her n ft renco In tho unileanlluett of Ida vttabllthmetit. "Yea, air," aho auawtred, conaolotit froni the cxpreeeiou of hla countenuiioa that the had iipiauled to him in nlu. "Yer dn 1 owed me, aud it'a high titno er klda wta doin aomethln ter aettle theeicouut, haatidahurpl). "I nevir heard my impanyheowi'd )ou,"iho retorted. "I hoi n crcountn(iti )er l'liliera fir thirty dulluri h'a fir llltln )ir Undo Jim upwheu he Mint lip ter W)omlim Yir d.id went hla ma irli) for ther Iron Jlmifot, lMuair 1 luiiib fool hrtuke alchaecnrlt),bnt)ir dad waa ullnt ao durnul aarlln o' ttiikln phi on that claim o' hltn lu the iati)on that I kinder bellottd In him. lhe noto orto lull jaid two inontha a i, bnt lie inn kiudi r tt iiltiu ter Kin ) t r kida a chum i Urt il wU'iouteiuiiuIti 1) Iikou ) if 'bout na dlihum.it as ) er dadl" "Mypipwatut di iiinm nr n i aplrlte lly I a- e ip Hiougl ill Jim moiiI llw bark and y It himself He onaht to bate lieen four moiilhi ""Y'ir UncM Jim has ahelled out fer Kl, and ter not likily ever Ur Idm buck In 'heee parte ujtin. Hut )er did a proptrlentiindaicooil fer my thirty drl-iara'Moitlio drl-iara'Moitlio trapathat Jim I'laher irot oStvltli Iathot critter )r rid up h)er a bltniroieriiwn)" "Yea, air; It'a all the liorao we liare "Va.il, III take tlie t rllter nn 1 tall It rqnar'." "Oli, plea, sir," pteadetl try, tumble to keep the tonra back, "don't take Uonnyl Hhoa all that'a left True anl me We couldn't lire without her. In-decilwitconldli'tr In-decilwitconldli'tr Tenra un 1 plea lluar, liowever, wei of no avail in moving the flint), mlacrly heart of oil Joan llnnlee. Culling the jtatn law from the awit box, ho unlered hi in toleail llnnny awn). As Hie lMy h ft Hit atore to do hla 1)1 1-tllnar. 1-tllnar. Iluillea turned to Ity, aavlnh-s LVme, ali)t Di-y np now Ona-(omera Ona-(omera will lie oolntil hi wnn, an I laiu't bo aimoye 1 by a cr) In ial YtT'd beet rack oat home now.1' Without turnliiK her liei 1 to look at theaheleea Uletl tor the holiday trade. Ivy w nlkud nut ot the atore Mho lanaeil tn the atepe Intake A hut look at In r favorite, but the boy had already dleap-I dleap-I larnred from view with ller W lib lier )ouni( lieart In a tniniiH of freali troublee, ahe luirrleil away trom Hie atone It waa bad n inrh to return loTnie without n Ihlim for Ida Clirlat- inaa, ahe tlioiut'it. but ten Hmea worse to have llonnt taken viindibtot which ahe knew iiuthlnR. III. Abotitnlialf tnlle from Unfll' atore she aat down on it n by the mountain trail tnutve lier tnira fnll enl Note cmil 1 ahe no laick to Tni" mid re!rt tht loaa of llmnj) She knew the Inlelll-ireiice Inlelll-ireiice woitd nearly kill lilm, ao muili Oil he lovo tlw IMiy. Down tlw trull caime n half doaen lniraomen Their reokleaa miuiiir of rldlmr.ua well ut Hielr trmeral toatninea, lirwIulniMl them oottli)a. The) bo-ImiKiiI bo-ImiKiiI to Murray'a "outfit," tntharite of it liro cattle ranoli otrr lu Deer L'rerk valle) , nnd were mi their way to rehhrnte I hrtttmat ei lu ' roarimr at) In" at llnder'a aaloon, twit door to lluuW store Suddenly Jack laley anl Hen "Hplker who wire rldlmr nliKi I, tame to it halt. SpriiiKinK from tin Ir aaJdlea Ihey ruabed toward nu object h) thu trail. When their eiilillinnliHia rale np they buw Jot k und lieu beiidlint over n ttuall fitfiire b) the rieidtlde Wot Is nr ' A leetle koI, an alte'a fainted dead away," answered Splker, wlai waa tr) luu to restore the nnconactoiis child. l'reetutly the rt-cntered, and, alttinK np, glanced wondirliiKly ut the nniR-li but kindly faoes bent our her ao fnll of sympathy. "Iain t bo erfrnld, bnowdmp, ter l I crmongat frlenda." hpiker riaisiirl her. Ivy wna trt'mbllnir with the cold, mid Jack Itley took his coat oil itnd tvrapvl it sntisl) nronnd her, au) inyi "Thir, Snowdrop, thetll keep ton it bit mure comfortable. Now, tell ui wlnr yer wat goiur "Home," she nuswered slinj ly. "An whar's thell" On ltH,ky Hldge." "Ohl" with 11 whlatlo. "Yer Milt 1 Itlier a leetle gal, 1 'low" "Yea, sir.' "Wirt l ring yer out hyr a foot an erlouu so fur from homtr" Impaired f Iker, "M) brother's sick at tho cabin, and I went down to Humea' atoro to gi t hlin a I resent for Ida Cbnatinat," she strove to ui hlu "I rod ltonny, my pony, but' and aho bntki down aud began to try bitterly. . M "x 1 tntJt Mai as fin a tuivriJ) ncu AM l " Thteie rough ft lluw a knelt ou the f rorea groun 1 b) bit: at le and hmUv aoothingly to the jojor ehll I hhe lwcutue tnlunr, and by deirreae Ho ) aiuieeiled In draw-iutf draw-iutf the w h do at ry rnun her When ivy lui liniahed the simple hut puthellu rreltll of lie r troubles, Jatk 11I 1: "l'tllcrs, a nun who II treat ix hvtlo orphan gal ao ull fired meuu oulit to bo taught it lesson." " Diit he hud!" agreed hit companions. "Ho orto hev n committee ttr wait on hltn " "An sorter 1 hit oe.t hit duty to Win." "An show him bow tr 1 itlxen o' ther United Statue should conduct hlwelf toward to-ward Hum na la orphans Indeed," "An specially on Chtlttmaa times, whin thtr atirfil hem down from IMh- Uhtuian writ trlsmt iieaio on )tarth, good will to men, Jer know." 1 ltley nllua wat jiotttrful on cotin Be riptnr',"rctnarkiitl Splker, admiringly, "Jatk, )er mlMul er callln when )tr tuek ter cowpunehin slid o' prtHicldn. Imakv ir motion that us galoots ilden down to tho aetllelueut nu tint Isley dull! du-ll! era n Christmas unuon ttr olo Josh Uufllia " l'or reply tlm cow bo) a toate.1 up lhI r eomlrirod and gate threu ahouta for "ther paron, Juek hley," "H)tr. SiHiwdrop,"aald Bplker to Ivy, ')ermiut rilo liehliid tuobaok terols Hurtles'. Wt're JusUce an Jurlsprudenoe combined, an )er wrongs air ter lie righted It a ChiUtmu 010, un l'araon Isle) will i'in Mirvlces In a jiffy fur tuer lietieflt of ole aklulllut II yllw." Ho ail)ilig, Iry was uaaUttl lo 11 seat laihlnd Hplki r, und they Mere aoou riding rupi lly toward tint aettlement, "Look li)'iirl"ooiniiiaiibl Jack Iiley, at Hit) niproached the atore, "don tht 1110 ketth ary galoot o')er baiiRln 'nitind old Mud ra swill tuba tvhllo nm tin's lu I r r--a I hu I ara in ll ta sjiokur' 1 Whin they 1 at hid tlw at ire Hi y dla muunt I nud tnur 1, hliy anl hpik r w Hi Ii) lu tho had, f liowtd by lh n torMurri)'scnwpunui r I "Htllo Olo DulII' rmlutllaW "It latin Cliil'iuiita ere we tiionnlit wed dnp In An Ii"! I er l'l" missionary aar-mini aar-mini nn sort o iri)r nn Hln with )rr, anttrKtli crliit fM)' meeralon, Kf an) in in Ima neeil o tli I rn) era o' Mod's folks It'a nn ole k ileal like yer, who klu take the lust tritlfr two ire or.l.an clilldixn liaa rn er ile an-oiuit tlict tliey txinldnt Iwlp Why, Hi- heart o' lhe IncHli-tt italoot In ihsia ijull orto lutlt way In. thnikMn anent irtln with some Ktaal ClirNtinaalinpul"- ' "hoaylth ther patai n 'cried Hnilrer. "Sclnlil" nnd the building shwlc with hearty iipplaiiae. I'Jndsr an 1 Ida ilfliilrlug K""K r" rushlin; ont of tu:enltii, nnd atwal nronnd tint atoro iloqf to mv wluit "Mur-r "Mur-r i) a outfit it na np to" llnflU huiiK ids sVa 1 snllrnly. He Lnew Murray a ruwafcx anl tlMrolwh-1) tlMrolwh-1) tealixiHl Iiom tedofil lewaa alienee be-foru be-foru them "ll)-ir. UnVeritlortalll to una of tlie cowho)a. "Yon in i y 'runnd ter ther atahle an fetclijguuwdroi. a crltltr out." -w- IV. JQ I - wfon m x Mi tJUi i ' JACK lIJY OHLIICI) HUMUS WITH A UAltUr Iin'l)IMt A Dnkfl Imrrf I f ft to obf y ' tb juir-mii'i juir-mii'i onlrn' Uy ngfthi kho hU atteu tlon to thf moriHHr? iiUrtHier ''WniMfrwitiiknnwr! tr mnkt) ?r Ctirintinai imtttnt lu nil )er tkitilHiit lire 111 kit J'' fl.o inlimtm ter 1 rak'ut Si,oilro lier vrUt. tit t 110(0 jtr I10M nuin litr ilml, who' iltn1 Its pry t-rlwml it t I done vantin Watwburj tii()vviuntrtxatth .h.ug. You tlm lilui, hi.ker.n 1J u ..rw.vout noM Rllwr wtrh wt tacliMtti h Irutlier fetriuv, wlillw .Inck I?) cuwrvil Unfilo with a Urge rt-mAv rt-mAv r lis il a red not rofrntt to complj,nnl luarcliius hi u iIoKfil inann r Intel, u' nn oU Htfo liu ilrvw out n U ? of -t whlili h lian n lilvf, r10 uxaialnrU ft 1 in frith. Mli tlw wenuluo Jtxi.)iurnt,H ni-lru ni-lru eil tlia javk)ii " "Jfovv glvt'lt to tlili IfvUdtfuluu luaVtj u jrriitatiuii (lifvcli Hurry up! lhUi)ct.Hi thru new kin 1 u unoaitrolIitblmilicNHlii lnu, antLnlntliollit" TIiim fuixililjr iwin!M, UnfilM took thoiiulf?, mui tftiiiKaBUbburit jvrk to t-Ai.li word wiMt "Him, klwt). U a Chrlitintu I'iiTH'iit fur)rT" "WUtlr.lf'iukM tho llttlu idrl aA nulllo tliriiMt thu itHprr Into her IihihI "TuLe kir tint, i3iiowlrip,M fcM Mct'fih lint ttr lOiQtt.oll Hkinmr lijor kahi tiver ktiuiiitt urfur tliet dibt." "1 Iyer j vr crittfr nt ther ilogr, H0K-drop,' H0K-drop,' utuiuuhuotl Splkn Ivy w ttltcd tu Ik nr nu more, tn con tcnlUiaf tho note fu her dni h run mil tu claim llomij , la r liCArt tuo full for ntttrniTHO or tliidika. li t m nth tSt ikcr follow h her. hi- nnm full of Mini u I .ti kugi. "Wot'. tbimrnvleCHl tho cowbo who had btviilit Ik uuy back. "ClirUtuiM flilns fur bouuilnji- an her brutlitr lui orderwl tr Kurt her ' ftiifii t?r ther laWn. 'Tho jmrwu' wyn weroidlttr uh brato Uhrl slums ixettp ttr ltotkj JllJiaTo mid ln-lpthwr upthfiu luno cliil laii ttl 1 o cn 01 tin round dow n hjcr nt lMnJt-rr " lkm uMltititl h y to mount 11jiii. . nnd tin u t Ik y 1 txl 11 v ay 1 tgUi r. W.ihtii-ie Jink hl? rti.m-l IulUwu "ths meoUu U!d fur vU Ju)i U.inU' teuefit " "tWo hjt-r'ho iaU, isppronchlru tho dlncomflttl t(irvkrtH r wtiuwm Unti Iiik ainit tho cuu ntt-r, hit con tilt imiu it lowttrlnic and dt.Jt.tedi "don't ho tu Milklu 'uiiibj)ir doiifono ho1 U-h1 In yerlffe lluw irimU wri.lnr'rdiht?" 'Thirty dull iw," win tho iruuty hu. (Mr. J.ak totwed a crifp fifty dollar bill tu him. n.iiu-, "Duir'n tr jui) jer fur rUhr' noto an thtr notion Jfcm loadn )r wrup up 'Jtilto U.hh I t' io ChrUtmiiH nuilo on ir t intt-imnco 'buut tht r t-fz fir bronchi) n kirk l)uRl took Hit bill nmuihlui boiiic 'Ni,ver wind ciWmt chii e," Jmk roll t a. "Ti.di no hiu Ur uwurd ci u a nmn mi v i .1 ' -t onu ' brovi!L KnwtliU Li. Mica iu with )r fur ihi nm.bnT n 11 mit o' duxotufty to vr I (fun t fori', 1 v. uut t wnrti )frr tr tt loftkif m Hi r big S'j rriii Cour that li m rMi thr IMvlde wont troot vr rux-wmll hiwl hMi.oiitlj Cliriftsuaili 11 iuUlit k 1 llmo t-r ptNLttcv charlt) nn fit " rt r liinl-tnvd up fur tln,r gnrnt roundup on tho other tdiwo. Yt-r Lour imf la n iil Koir wrap rut up munp o' yi r Ix-nt ( oyntrr, envkiTH. whtit u.r, li'inun-, rulttlni nnd cnml K" -1" " be ntmiu tiTiouptvrKuiky UliU mwl him it ChrMini." with lUin l'Ulifr ihUdnn, an sort r rn. tUki wldi folk with tuul. ,t "the pflnHtn Bt'trttnl nwuy willi ( hiiiurn, tftrryiDK th'r Titrloaa itoita. th' tuconnUTvd it man rtd,nj( J.Jijd tnnlv. IIwii huttlod towaM HullW itbit. . . B11, tranrr Rrtrtvl lilo. "Whar yur bo tndn fnrM "IMur yr m thll, Iroftffood notion no-tion tr tH cr," tvttirwd tho :ntu, halt-luff halt-luff and 1 (tubing hm lmt bak. "Wtol Huiik my hi.lf, tt It naln't oh? Jlui Huhcrr uW Mny, ridttij? f r wtud and tukluif jim.m)ii of hln U'uu), which ho kbouk hoartlty. "Wi-fudtl jr laudr 'Jett now. Jeot lirnl o Jllltd death a few daya ago, ami racked rfht out luu trnipm up tu V intn. got nearly f row to dnth lat w inter un wan mighty pno a Iodk tptll. un bt in a Kfod huudrwl an fuar iiiiln iVm tl iKt-ofllcft iKt-ofllcft 1 WHN nouily l ni mlm gut Uu tho word 1 soil out iii frnv un lit right out for lloeky Uld,tc. caiuo I know thelu ' klda i noodlu nie." 'W.thry'rw nrtfillu )rriowt-rf.MAd, Jim e't- jt Ataitil up trr thdr cabin tur hor n nurt of CUrUlmiM jublleo tvr 1 iHt r Vm up. ' "(o4 for jer, Jatk !diyl Jwt wait till I iideurrtoU'.hiftW auf.xiiin tbbt I pruiulMtl tur ay bltn tliu in luu to IUudHl.aullUiiie )cr" Hold ou, .Hiu! Ihot dobt't lhpior-dated, lhpior-dated, und 1o Huff luu a Uhrltttuaa grin a milu long on hf rnrt fc-atnrait.'' It wai ludwd a hl py ChriMiiMUi r tinhm that tuuk 1 lin bot 11 Jim Fifth-ir Fifth-ir ami hU brother chlllrtm, Itotk) ltldgA rrtviitmivtl with robut, kiudly Uiwr, and the cowboys ftlt tlmtlhiy hwl iniewod itothlug b) foregoing thtir Iuik0m1 i-vlubruttou at Pludor'H taloou to glre i4muro to n little (,irl und htr le it brother. Kind lieart) nr mnro thau coniturt. Au4tmi.l(liUlhUi Voruin hlotrf. Ulml augivU luunt liavt iiulld over Kxk) Hldgv that Christniia, while do.vuln the alley JimIi Uufll. taught a lew of hit iiwiifoul, ilwurfwl niidgTeWp-iiig niidgTeWp-iiig nnd thud Jcrod ut thu rfvclation. Milton rifhvr'a faith hi the valiuM.-timw valiuM.-timw of hla iJaint had not U-u intfplat 1 tl Jim demoted hlmlf nniatly to the Ink real of hU oung thnrj.-e. (kll waa dlwoterud fn the uauoii, anl by U re tlw dawn f tho next I hriatinu m Hook) IthlKolruuaudl.y htduoiufoiia In abuudftm. |